OAg's Student-Athlete Transition Program (SATP) is designed to address specific issues facing middle school and junior high aged students. Help ensure your student has the tools necessary for success both in the classroom and on the playing field!
OAg courses provide an opportunity for students to disconnect from the common distractions and pressures of daily life and focus on the issues that are central to their existence. Build Confidence, Courage, and Character! Work to promote a more Positive Image of Self!
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Interesting Articles
A Meta-Analysis of Outdoor Adventure Programming with Adolescents
Dana R. Cason and H.L. "Lee" Gillis
Raising Self-Esteem and Preventing Drug Abuse Among Sixth Graders:
Effects of an Adventure Experience
Dana R. Cason, H.L. "Lee" Gillis, Heather Schwarz, and Sandy Bell
Camp Teaches Life Lessons: A Director's Commentary on Camp's Lasting
Educational Value
Peter L. Gucker
Research Reveals the Assets of Camp: Parents and Campers Give Their
Opinions
Bari S. Dworken, Ed.D.
Ways to Promote Youth Development in Camp
Gwynn M. Powell and Marge Scanlin
What is Camp About? Campers Share Their Opinions
Marge Scanlin, Ed.D.
Research Notes: Youth Development at Summer Camp
Gwynn M. Powell, Ph.D.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why wilderness therapy?
A: Nature happens. Sometimes it will rain. Most
of the time the mosquitoes will bite. The wind always seems to
blow. It's usually cold at night and humid during the day.
You can't run away. There is nobody to blame. Yelling
and screaming won't help. There's no door to slam. In
the natural world students are forced to assume personal
responsibility for their present condition. Students must face
issues "head on".
Q: How big are the groups?
A: Small. Groups are maintained between 1-4 students.
Smaller groups provide greater safety, more one-on-one instruction
time, and reduce our environmental signature. It is not
uncommon for a course to have only 1-2 youth participants! Our
facilitators are chiefly concerned with building relationships which
will foster future growth and development.
Q: Does OAg work with children who have ADD?
A: Absolutely. OAg works with children who struggle with a
variety of behavioral and emotional issues including Attention
Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Intermittent
Explosive Disorder (IED), just to name a few. OAg also works with
children struggling academically or who have been prescribed an
Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a number of learning-related
issues.
Q: Can OAg manage a child who struggles with bedwetting?
A: You bet. OAg is well equipped to manage children who
struggle with enuresis. Special considerations have been
established to ensure the respect of privacy for children who
struggle with bedwetting. Often times we work with campers,
their families, and the child's primary care provider to arrange for
a short-term course of medications designed to greatly reduce
incidents of nighttime enuresis. OAg facilitators are also
quite comfortable supporting existing treatment such as
bladder-stretching exercises. Enuresis should not prevent
children from enjoying this experience!
Q: Does the Outdoor Achievement Group, L.L.C. provide a
list of references?
A: Of course. OAg is happy to provide both professional
references and references from the parents of past campers. To
help ensure the privacy of our campers and their families please
contact OAg at
explore@outdoorachievement.com to request a list of references.
Q: How long have you guys been at this?
A: OAg's facilitators have accumulated more than 60 years of
experience working with youth who represent every conceivable
behavioral and emotional background. The Outdoor Achievement
Group, L.L.C. was established in 2006 by a group of highly
experienced wilderness counselors who shared a commitment to
improving the lives of children through adventure therapy.